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PAN-EUROPEAN ECOLOGICAL NETWORK

Biodiversity and landscape conservation Activities implemented by the Council of Europe . Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (CoE and UNEP) Three networks to protect nature:

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PAN-EUROPEAN ECOLOGICAL NETWORK

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    1. PAN-EUROPEAN ECOLOGICAL NETWORK

    2. Biodiversity and landscape conservation Activities implemented by the Council of Europe

    3. Emerald Network Emerald Network is a pan-European network of Areas of Special Interest Conservation Objectives: hamonisation of policy in protected areas helping accession states to adapt ecological networks to EU requirements Creation of the network: Recommendation 16 (1989) on list of habitats Resolution 3 (1996) on list of species

    4. Building up of the Emerald Network

    5. Emerald Network implementation First phase (1999-2005) Pilot projects programme, launched in 1999. Aim: Setting up a pilot database covering a number of ASCI tasks: Setting up project team Training of the team (workshop) Scientific work: gathering data on relevant species and habitats field study for a specific pilot site drawing up of a map of species and habitat distribution Creating the pilot database: installing software inputting information on sites into the database creating standard data sheets on designated sites Transmitting the report of the information on ASCIs to the Secretariat

    6. Emerald Network Pilot Projects Programme 1999 – Bulgaria, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Iceland 2000 – Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Turkey 2001 – Ukraine, Lithuania, Cyprus, Hungary,Malta 2002 – Albania, Croatia, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Georgia 2003 – Senegal 2004 – Burkina Faso, Norway 2005 – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Azerbaijan

    7. Role and place of the Emerald Network among other European ecological networks? Relationship of the Emerald Network with Natura 2000 Bern Convention (1979) and Habitat Directive (1992) have exactly the same objectives – both are international legal instruments aimed at conserving wild flora, fauna and natural habitats. Habitats Directive applies to European Union members. Bern Convention applies to the whole Europe and part of Africa. Member States of European Union will satisfy the habitats requirements of the Bern Convention through Natura 2000 (Special Areas of Conservation of Natura 2000 will become ASCIs of the Emerald Network). EU accessing countries will do the preparatory work to comply with the European Union by designating the Emerald Network sites. Non EU-member States will benefit from an ecological network completely compatible with the EU requirements. Emerald Network takes the philosophy of Natura 2000 beyond the EU borders, developing a common European approach to protection of natural habitats.

    8. Pan-European Ecological Network Objectives: - Seeks to conserve ecosystems, habitats, species, their genetic diversity and landscapes of European importance - It intends to link core areas physically through corridors and buffer zones, including restoration areas where needed in whole Europe - It is a tool for conciliation of socio-economic activities and the preservation of biological and landscape diversity NOTE: foundations of the PEEN will be national and regional networks and, where possible, crossing-borders networks.

    9. Political Context Pan-European Ecological Network

    10. Follow up to the Kyiv Ministerial Resolution

    11. Responsible intergovernmental bodies Council for the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy Secretariat : Council of Europe and UNEP Committee of experts for the development of the Pan-European Ecological Network Secretariat : Council of Europe and ECNC

    12. Relationship between PEEN and other international policy initiatives

    13. Concrete achievements: - Numerous studies and reports (e.g. Corridors and ecosystems: coastal and marine areas, 2003) - Series of symposia (e.g. Colloquy on “Marine and coastal ecological corridors”, Wales, 2002 4th International Symposium of the Pan-European Ecological Network “Marine and coastal biodiversity and protected areas”, Dubrovnik, 2003) - National meetings - Publication of an indicative map for Central and Eastern Europe (presented at the Kyiv Ministerial Conference) - Identification of the whole Emerald Network in Switzerland

    14. Co-ordinated programme of activities between the Council of Europe and the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme in the field of Natural Heritage and Landscape CoE Ecological Networks and the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe European Diploma of Protected Areas and UNESCO biosphere reserves Bern Convention’s activities and UNESCO biosphere reserves Integration of biodiversity considerations into sectoral policies Contribution of the CoE and UNESCO to the Conferences of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Public awareness, information and education European Landscape Convention

    15. For more detailed information on the environment activities, please consult the Internet site: http://www.coe.int/biodiversity

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